Halloween parade · Boston · All ages
Neponset Pumpkin Parade
Dorchester, MA · 5 miles out
Halloween parade · Boston
Neponset Pumpkin Parade
Pope John Paul II Park, Hallet Street, Dorchester, MA 02124
Thu Oct 29, 2026, 5:30-7pm (rain date Fri Oct 30)
Free
All ages
The event
A free neighborhood evening at Pope John Paul II Park. Families bring a carved pumpkin and come in costume, and the lit jack-o'-lanterns line the path.
- When
- Thu Oct 29, 2026, 5:30-7pm (rain date Fri Oct 30)
- Price
- Free
- Place
- Pope John Paul II Park, Hallet Street, Dorchester, MA 02124
- Age
- All ages
- Usual season
- Usually the last weekend of October, or Halloween night.
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